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Teaching with Primary Sources in Social Studies

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Benefits of Primary Sources: Humanizing History With primary sources, students as young as kindergarten age can grasp difficult concepts and glean meaning from past events.

Primary Sources

Primary Sources Social Studies Teaching Oral History

Four Trailblazing Native American Scientists

Studies Weekly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Elliott-High Eagle, Oral History, interviewed by David Zierler Oct. Lori Arviso Alvord,” retrieved Nov. 7, 2023 from [link] Dave Roos, “8 Native American Scientists You Should Know,” Nov. 3, 2023 for science.howstuffworks.com Jerry C. 2, 2020, for AIP.org.

Oral History

Oral History Museum Heritage Archaeology

Connecting Local Communities to Paleoanthropology in Kenya

Sapiens

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The group shares information about the islands ancient history and the role of local collaborators in discovering that heritage. Umoja is also collecting Oral Histories to preserve the legacies of generations of Rusingans who facilitated research around the island. Teachers ask us to clarify the science for their lesson plans.

Heritage

Heritage Oral History Museum Anthropology

Teaching with Primary Sources in Social Studies

Four Trailblazing Native American Scientists

Connecting Local Communities to Paleoanthropology in Kenya

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